vCenter Server 5.5 installation software requirements and Step by Step process to implement
vCenter Server 5.5 installation software requirements and Step by Step process to implement :
Requirements : vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server hardware requirements
Host Hardware for Simple Install Deployment Minimum Requirement
Processor Intel or AMD x64 processor with two or more logical cores, each with a speed of 2 GHz.
Memory 3 GB
Disk Storage 2 GB
Network speed 1 Gbps
Software requirments Minimum Requirement
Microsoft server Windows Server 2008 R2
.net 3.5 SP1 Framwork
SQL Server SQL Server 2008
vCenter Server Software Requirements and service requirements :
1. vCenter server database supports : Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3
2. 64-bit System DSN is required for vCenter Server to connect to its database
3. Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework.
4. vSphere Web Client Software Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
5. Recommended Minimum Size and Rotation Configuration for hostd, vpxa, and fdm Logs.
log Maximum log file Size Number of Rotations tp Preserve Minimum Disk Space required
Management Agent (hostd) 10240KB 10 100 MB
VirtualCenter Agent (vpxa) 5120KB 10 50MB
vSphere HA agent (Fault Domain Manager, fdm) 5120KB 10 50MB
6. Required Ports for vCenter Server : 22,53,80,88,111,123,135,161,389,427,443,513,636,902,903,1234,1235,2012,2013,2014,2049,3260,3268,3269,5900-5964,5988,5989,6501,6502,7005,7009,7080,7343,7444,8000,8009,8080,8100,8182,8200,8443,9009,9090,9443,9875-9877,10080,10109,10111,10443,11711,11712,12721,49000-65000,60099 for more details of the ports what they are used for please find the link( http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-925370DD-E3D1-455B-81C7-CB28AAF20617.html )
7. Assign a static IP address and host name to the Windows server that will host the vCenter Server system. Ensure that the vCenter Server is installed on a machine that has a resolvable fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
8. vCenter Server & Update Manger instance must have its own database
9. Create a separate user account in Active Directory which will be used to manage vCenter server
10. Create a Database in the SQL Server with dbo role for vCenter Server and VMware Update manager , link the user account created in AD for the vCenter Server account
11. vCenter Server and Update manger should have its own valid ODBC DSN entry.
Please find the step by step process to implement the vCenter Server 5.5
1. Install a windows Server 2012 R2 for vCenter Server
2. Join to the domain
3. Create a service user account for vCenter Server in AD and will be administrator for vCenter server
4. Create a separate database in the SQL server for vCenter server
5. Link the vCenter service account to the newly created vCenter Server database in SQL server provide Sysadmin and Public role
6. Login vCenter server with the service account created to create ODBC connections to the database created and test the connection
7. Download the vCenter Server 5.5 U3 ISO and double click on the ISO, Click on Install
8. Install vCenter Single Sign-0n
i) Click "vCenter Single Sign On"
ii) The vCenter Single Sign On installation wizard will start. Click Next.
iii) Read the license, agree and Click Next.
iv) Tick "Add <your domain> as a native Active Directory identity source". This is to save you adding it manually later.
v) Select "vCenter Single Sign On for your first vCenter Server"
vi) Enter a password for the vCenter SSO administrator account (Note: This is a local user in the SSO database, it's neither a local windows user or AD user. If Active Directory authentication stops working you can still login with the "administrator@vsphere.local" user so make sure you keep this password safe.)
vii) Enter a name for your site
viii) Keep the HTTPS port as the default 7444 where possible
ix) Select the directory in which to install vCenter SSO
x) Confirm the installation options before pressing "Install".
xi) vCenter SSO will being to install and configure an AD LDS instance.
xii) And that's vCenter SSO installed, Click on Finish
9. Install vSphere Web Client
i) Again back at the installer Launchpad click "vSphere Web Client" and Click Install.
ii) Select the language click next
iii) Next
iv) Read and access the license agreement.
v) Set the install location and click Next.
vi) Leave the ports as their defaults. Click Next.
vii) Enter the vCenter Single Sign On details as you did with the vCenter install to register it with vCenter SSO.
viii) Accept the SSO certificate.
ix) Install the self-generated Web Client certificate
x) Click Install
xi) When the installation completes click finish
xii) Note that the vSphere Web Client services will take some time to load before they become available.
Note: This is another annoyance of mine. Even with a bit of extra vCPU and vRAM after a reboot the vSphere Web client services take anything from 5-10mins to get going fully.
10. Install vCenter Inventory Service
i) Again back at the installer for vCenter Inventory Service and Click Install
ii) Choose the required language. Click Next.
iii) The installer will begin. Click Next
iv) Select the desired installation location and click next.
v) Enter the FQDN for the inventory service
vi) Keep the ports as their defaults. Click Next.
vii) Select the appropriate JVM memory size for your expected end goal deployment size.
viii) Enter your Single Sign On (SSO) username/password and lookup service URL:
ix) Accept the SSO certificate by Clicking "Yes"
x) Click install
xi) And after a few short moments the vCenter Inventory Service will complete installing. Very simple, now onto the vCenter Server install in the next part..
11. Install vCenter Server
i) Again back at the installer for choose "vCenter Server", Click on install
ii) The vCenter Server installer will start, Click Next.
iii) Enter your license Click Next.
iv) Click on Use an Existing Supported database
v) Enter the credentials for your ODBC connection
vi) Choose to run the vCenter service under the "SYSTEM" account or recommended user-specified account. Click Next (This can be a standard active directory account with local administrator rights on the vCenter server. The account will be grated "Log on as a service" right on the server)
vii) As this will be the first vCenter installation choose "Create a standalone VMware vCenter Server Instance", Click Next (You would create linked mode vCenter servers if you have multiple vCenter servers, most likely if you were deploying a vCenter at two different datacentre’s for use with Site Recovery Manager.)
viii) Verify the ports to use for vCenter server, change if required (As recommend keeping the defaults unless you have a very specific reason). Click on Next
ix) Select your deployment inventory size to correctly size the JVM memory for vCenter server web services. Click Next
x) Enter your vCenter Single Sign On administrator credentials (administrator@vsphere.local) to register the vCenter Server with vCenter SSO, Also enter the lookup service URL
xi) Accept the SSO lookup certificate by clicking Yes
xii) Register the Administrators user group with vCenter Single Sign On (make sure the user group box is ticked). This way anyone that is a local administrator on this server can manage vCenter (including domain admins).
xiii) Ensure the correct vCenter Inventory Service address is entered. Here we are installing this on the same server as vCenter server, Click Next
xiv) Change your installation location if required. Click Next
xv) Click Install, The installation of vCenter server will complete, Click Finish.
12. Installation steps for vSphere Update Manager 5.5
i) Again back at the installer for choose “vSphere Update manger”, click on Install
ii) Select the appropriate language from the dropdown and click OK
iii) in the welcome screen, click Next
iv) Review the End User License Agreement. If you agree, select the I accept the terms in the license agreement option and click Next
v) Now enter your vCenter username and password and click Next.
vi) Select the option to Use a supported database, and from the pull-down list select the DSN Connection earlier
vii) Click Next to the Authentication Settings.
viii) Set the connection information. This dialog box defaults to an IP address. Many administrator prefer to use the FQDN in case they need to change the IP address at later stage.
ix) Adjust the paths to the location for the software, and the patches, Click on Next
x) Open the vSphere Client, and log into the vCenter
xi) From Plug-ins menu, select Manage Plug-ins
xii) This should show the plug-in manager, that will show the VMware vSphere Update Manager, and blue link to download and install the plug-in.
xiii) At the end of the install, the plug-in will attempt to connect to the VUM server, accept the default certificate that is presented.
xiv) This should add an Update Manager icon to the “Solutions and Application” portion of the vSphere Client
Before Installing its better idea to stop the existing vCenter Server Services to proceed
Requirements : vCenter Single Sign-On, vSphere Web Client, vCenter Inventory Service, and vCenter Server hardware requirements
Host Hardware for Simple Install Deployment Minimum Requirement
Processor Intel or AMD x64 processor with two or more logical cores, each with a speed of 2 GHz.
Memory 3 GB
Disk Storage 2 GB
Network speed 1 Gbps
Software requirments Minimum Requirement
Microsoft server Windows Server 2008 R2
.net 3.5 SP1 Framwork
SQL Server SQL Server 2008
vCenter Server Software Requirements and service requirements :
1. vCenter server database supports : Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3
2. 64-bit System DSN is required for vCenter Server to connect to its database
3. Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 Framework.
4. vSphere Web Client Software Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome
5. Recommended Minimum Size and Rotation Configuration for hostd, vpxa, and fdm Logs.
log Maximum log file Size Number of Rotations tp Preserve Minimum Disk Space required
Management Agent (hostd) 10240KB 10 100 MB
VirtualCenter Agent (vpxa) 5120KB 10 50MB
vSphere HA agent (Fault Domain Manager, fdm) 5120KB 10 50MB
6. Required Ports for vCenter Server : 22,53,80,88,111,123,135,161,389,427,443,513,636,902,903,1234,1235,2012,2013,2014,2049,3260,3268,3269,5900-5964,5988,5989,6501,6502,7005,7009,7080,7343,7444,8000,8009,8080,8100,8182,8200,8443,9009,9090,9443,9875-9877,10080,10109,10111,10443,11711,11712,12721,49000-65000,60099 for more details of the ports what they are used for please find the link( http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-925370DD-E3D1-455B-81C7-CB28AAF20617.html )
7. Assign a static IP address and host name to the Windows server that will host the vCenter Server system. Ensure that the vCenter Server is installed on a machine that has a resolvable fully qualified domain name (FQDN)
8. vCenter Server & Update Manger instance must have its own database
9. Create a separate user account in Active Directory which will be used to manage vCenter server
10. Create a Database in the SQL Server with dbo role for vCenter Server and VMware Update manager , link the user account created in AD for the vCenter Server account
11. vCenter Server and Update manger should have its own valid ODBC DSN entry.
Please find the step by step process to implement the vCenter Server 5.5
1. Install a windows Server 2012 R2 for vCenter Server
2. Join to the domain
3. Create a service user account for vCenter Server in AD and will be administrator for vCenter server
4. Create a separate database in the SQL server for vCenter server
5. Link the vCenter service account to the newly created vCenter Server database in SQL server provide Sysadmin and Public role
6. Login vCenter server with the service account created to create ODBC connections to the database created and test the connection
7. Download the vCenter Server 5.5 U3 ISO and double click on the ISO, Click on Install
8. Install vCenter Single Sign-0n
i) Click "vCenter Single Sign On"
ii) The vCenter Single Sign On installation wizard will start. Click Next.
iii) Read the license, agree and Click Next.
iv) Tick "Add <your domain> as a native Active Directory identity source". This is to save you adding it manually later.
v) Select "vCenter Single Sign On for your first vCenter Server"
vi) Enter a password for the vCenter SSO administrator account (Note: This is a local user in the SSO database, it's neither a local windows user or AD user. If Active Directory authentication stops working you can still login with the "administrator@vsphere.local" user so make sure you keep this password safe.)
vii) Enter a name for your site
viii) Keep the HTTPS port as the default 7444 where possible
ix) Select the directory in which to install vCenter SSO
x) Confirm the installation options before pressing "Install".
xi) vCenter SSO will being to install and configure an AD LDS instance.
xii) And that's vCenter SSO installed, Click on Finish
9. Install vSphere Web Client
i) Again back at the installer Launchpad click "vSphere Web Client" and Click Install.
ii) Select the language click next
iii) Next
iv) Read and access the license agreement.
v) Set the install location and click Next.
vi) Leave the ports as their defaults. Click Next.
vii) Enter the vCenter Single Sign On details as you did with the vCenter install to register it with vCenter SSO.
viii) Accept the SSO certificate.
ix) Install the self-generated Web Client certificate
x) Click Install
xi) When the installation completes click finish
xii) Note that the vSphere Web Client services will take some time to load before they become available.
Note: This is another annoyance of mine. Even with a bit of extra vCPU and vRAM after a reboot the vSphere Web client services take anything from 5-10mins to get going fully.
10. Install vCenter Inventory Service
i) Again back at the installer for vCenter Inventory Service and Click Install
ii) Choose the required language. Click Next.
iii) The installer will begin. Click Next
iv) Select the desired installation location and click next.
v) Enter the FQDN for the inventory service
vi) Keep the ports as their defaults. Click Next.
vii) Select the appropriate JVM memory size for your expected end goal deployment size.
viii) Enter your Single Sign On (SSO) username/password and lookup service URL:
ix) Accept the SSO certificate by Clicking "Yes"
x) Click install
xi) And after a few short moments the vCenter Inventory Service will complete installing. Very simple, now onto the vCenter Server install in the next part..
11. Install vCenter Server
i) Again back at the installer for choose "vCenter Server", Click on install
ii) The vCenter Server installer will start, Click Next.
iii) Enter your license Click Next.
iv) Click on Use an Existing Supported database
v) Enter the credentials for your ODBC connection
vi) Choose to run the vCenter service under the "SYSTEM" account or recommended user-specified account. Click Next (This can be a standard active directory account with local administrator rights on the vCenter server. The account will be grated "Log on as a service" right on the server)
vii) As this will be the first vCenter installation choose "Create a standalone VMware vCenter Server Instance", Click Next (You would create linked mode vCenter servers if you have multiple vCenter servers, most likely if you were deploying a vCenter at two different datacentre’s for use with Site Recovery Manager.)
viii) Verify the ports to use for vCenter server, change if required (As recommend keeping the defaults unless you have a very specific reason). Click on Next
ix) Select your deployment inventory size to correctly size the JVM memory for vCenter server web services. Click Next
x) Enter your vCenter Single Sign On administrator credentials (administrator@vsphere.local) to register the vCenter Server with vCenter SSO, Also enter the lookup service URL
xi) Accept the SSO lookup certificate by clicking Yes
xii) Register the Administrators user group with vCenter Single Sign On (make sure the user group box is ticked). This way anyone that is a local administrator on this server can manage vCenter (including domain admins).
xiii) Ensure the correct vCenter Inventory Service address is entered. Here we are installing this on the same server as vCenter server, Click Next
xiv) Change your installation location if required. Click Next
xv) Click Install, The installation of vCenter server will complete, Click Finish.
12. Installation steps for vSphere Update Manager 5.5
i) Again back at the installer for choose “vSphere Update manger”, click on Install
ii) Select the appropriate language from the dropdown and click OK
iii) in the welcome screen, click Next
iv) Review the End User License Agreement. If you agree, select the I accept the terms in the license agreement option and click Next
v) Now enter your vCenter username and password and click Next.
vi) Select the option to Use a supported database, and from the pull-down list select the DSN Connection earlier
vii) Click Next to the Authentication Settings.
viii) Set the connection information. This dialog box defaults to an IP address. Many administrator prefer to use the FQDN in case they need to change the IP address at later stage.
ix) Adjust the paths to the location for the software, and the patches, Click on Next
x) Open the vSphere Client, and log into the vCenter
xi) From Plug-ins menu, select Manage Plug-ins
xii) This should show the plug-in manager, that will show the VMware vSphere Update Manager, and blue link to download and install the plug-in.
xiii) At the end of the install, the plug-in will attempt to connect to the VUM server, accept the default certificate that is presented.
xiv) This should add an Update Manager icon to the “Solutions and Application” portion of the vSphere Client
Before Installing its better idea to stop the existing vCenter Server Services to proceed
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